The Hands of Orlac (1960 film)
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The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) is a British-French horror thriller about a pianist who, after receiving a hand transplant from an executed murderer, becomes tormented by the fear that he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hands of Orlac (1960 film) canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Hands of Orlac (novel) by Maurice Renard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hands of Orlac
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Les Mains d’Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Orlac’s Hands (1924 film)
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The Hands of Orlac (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Louise Orlac
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Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Desmond Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Bolling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease |
France
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Edmond T. Gréville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | British Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Georges Alépée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
hand transplant
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serial murder ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Basil Sydney
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Christopher Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Dany Carrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Wolfit NERFINISHED ⓘ Felix Aylmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Bowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
body horror
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identity ⓘ psychological terror ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British horror cinema of the 1960s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A concert pianist receives transplanted hands from an executed murderer and fears he has inherited the killer’s violent impulses. ⓘ |
| producer | Raymond Eger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Raymond Eger Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Edmond T. Gréville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProduction | late 1950s ⓘ |
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